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Reserve Forces Travel Fairness Act
To amend title 37, United States Code, to reimburse a member of the uniformed services for costs incurred to rent a motor vehicle for travel relating to a period of reserve component inactive-duty training, or of Ready Reserve muster duty, performed more than 150 miles from the member's permanent residence.
Summary
This bill would require the Department of Defense to reimburse reserve military members for motor vehicle rental costs when they travel more than 150 miles for inactive-duty training or Ready Reserve muster duty. The reimbursement would cover rental costs for the entire period of training or duty, as well as for travel days immediately before or after the training period. The change applies to reserve component members whose actual travel expenses include car rental costs. The Secretary of Defense would have 180 days to update the Joint Travel Regulations for the Uniformed Services to implement this provision.
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Actions (2)
- Feb 17, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. · house
- Feb 17, 2026 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 17, 2026
Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas (for himself, Mr. Moylan, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Van Orden, and Mr. McCormick) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 37, United States Code, to reimburse a member of the uniformed services for costs incurred to rent a motor vehicle for travel relating to a period of reserve component inactive-duty training, or of Ready Reserve muster duty, performed more than 150 miles from the member’s permanent residence.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Reserve Forces Travel Fairness Act”.
SEC. 2. TRAVEL ALLOWANCE: REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS INCURRED BY A MEMBER OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES TO RENT A MOTOR VEHICLE FOR CERTAIN TRAVEL RELATING TO CERTAIN TRAINING OR DUTY.
(a) In General.—Section 452(j) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(4) In the case of a member who travels more than 150 miles for training or duty described in paragraph (1) and whose actual and necessary expenses described in subparagraph (A) of such paragraph include the costs to rent a motor vehicle, the allowance paid to such member in accordance with this subsection shall reimburse the member for such costs incurred during—
“(A) the entire period of training or duty described in such paragraph; and
“(B) a day of travel, described in such paragraph, that precedes or follows such period.”.
(b) Implementation.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall amend the Joint Travel Regulations for the Uniformed Services in accordance with the amendment made by subsection (a). <all>
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